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11 November 2023
Bangladesh PM rejects further pay hike after garment worker protests
Sithu Maung will be one of two Muslim candidates to win a seat in Myanmar's parliament (Photo: AFP)
Election 2020
10 November 2020
Myanmar Muslim MP-elect vows to be rights champion
After five years without a single Muslim MP, Myanmar is in need of someone to help fight...
A handout photo made available by the Myanmar State Counselor Office shows Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi delivering a speech on State Television in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, 09 November 2020. Photo: EPA
Election 2020
10 November 2020
Aung San Suu Kyi wins seat in House of...
Aung San Suu Kyi, chairperson of the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD), has won...
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Photo: EPA
Election 2020
10 November 2020
United States has concerns about Myanmar’s...
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday said the United States has concerns about...
Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi registers to cast her ballot during early voting in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, 29 October 2020. Photo: EPA
Election 2020
09 November 2020
Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for...
Aung San Suu Kyi's ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) said Monday it was...
Supporters of National League for Democracy (NLD) party, led by Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, celebrate in front of the party headquarters on the evening of general elections day in Yangon, Myanmar, 08 November 2020. Photo: Lynn Bo Bo/EPA
Election 2020
09 November 2020
NLD forecast to triumph in Myanmar election
Vote counting continued late into the night in Myanmar after an election Sunday that is...
Photo: Thet Ko/Mizzima
Election 2020
08 November 2020
PACE monitors the start of the Myanmar election
The People’s Alliance for Credible Elections (PACE) has offered an initial thumbs-up as...
Photo: Thura/Mizzima
Election 2020
08 November 2020
Some Rakhine ethnic people claim they could not...
Some Rakhine ethnic people in some polling stations in South Dagon Township, Yangon said...
Myanmar's military Commander-in-Chief, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing casts his ballot at a polling station in Naypyidaw on November 8, 2020. Photo: Thet Aung / AFP
Election 2020
08 November 2020
Myanmar Army Chief votes in national election
Myanmar army chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing told Naypyidaw journalists on Sunday...
Catholic Cardinal Charles Maung Bo. Photo: Lynn Bo Bo/EPA
Election 2020
08 November 2020
Myanmar’s Cardinal Bo calls for peace in the face...
Myanmar’s Cardinal Charles Bo of Yangon has joined with other world religious leaders to...
Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary General. Photo: EPA
Election 2020
08 November 2020
UN chief hopes Myanmar election will allow...
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed hope that weekend elections in Myanmar...
Flowers are laid in front of the Insein prison signboard in Yangon. Photo: EPA
Election 2020
08 November 2020
Over 500 political prisoners languish in jail or...
As Myanmar goes to the polls, a total of 584 political activists are currently either in...
Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi casts her ballot during early voting in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, 29 October 2020. Photo: EPA
Election 2020
08 November 2020
Aung San Suu Kyi forecast to triumph in virus-hit...
Polls opened in Myanmar Sunday morning for a vote expected to return to power the...

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